Holdridge, Jefferson

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20By the Tennessee Riverby Jefferson HoldridgeIn an aquarium filledWith fluorescentCoralstone, a seahorseSwam upright,As thoughBy force of will.Another bobbed by the glass,Turning from sideTo side, gazingInto a one-way mirror,While hundredsWatched then passedIts tender show of cursedSelf-consciousness,Held at pressureIn filtered water and light,Which an oceanWould cloud and burst.Inside a nearby tankThe leafy seadragonHalf seahorse, half kelpMoved very slowlyNot to seem alive,As it rose and sankOn currents pulsing throughThe artificial realmOf underwaterCaptives, resignedTo stifled instinctsBecoming something new.

By the Tennessee River

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By the Tennessee River

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